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We have had this cat now for about 2 months and he was growing just fine. We got him from someone who found him and was going to take him to the pound if someone didn't take him. He looked to be about 6 to 7 weeks old when we got him and so far he has been eating just great. About 3 days ago I noticed he started to slow down on his eating and now it is to the point where he won't. Any ideas? He has been eating canned food. I even gave him some heavy cream yesterday and he ate a little. This morn when I got up he didn't come running to eat but when he did come to eat he just smelt his food and walked off. Most times in the morning I couldn't get him from under my feet until I fed him. I also noticed he is not as active as before. This is starting to worry me as this is my 2 year old granddaughter's kitten. Please help. |
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You need to take kitten to a vet to be looked at. three days of refusing food can be anything from an illness to an intestinal blockage. Is kitten pooping or peeing? |
Unfortunately, that heavy cream may have done a lot more harm than good. Many kittens and cats are lactose intolerant and will be made very ill by consuming dairy products. You do need to get that kitten to the vet immediately. Laurie |
OK I made an appointment with a vet tomorrow at 10 A.M. and will see what's going on. I'm not sure if he is using his litter box or not as I'm not home all the time. I did just clean his box so I'll be able to tell. He still will chase his toys. I have a toy mouse on an string and he will play with it so I just don't know whats up with this cat. He still likes to torment my dogs as he thinks this is great fun. He jumps on them and then runs away. Dogs don't like it much though. LOL Thanks for the replies guys and will let you know what the vet says if anyone is interested. |
- Posted by jeanonly_one (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 07 at 11:24
Good luck with your kitty. Hope it is nothing serious. Do let us know what the vet says as I am interested, & I'm sure others are too. |
- Posted by plasticgarden (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 07 at 1:05
It could be worms.Sometimes worms make them want to eat like pigs,other times it makes them lose their appetite.They are also extremely common in kittens. My cat once had tape worm and all he did was sleep.He started showing no interest in food so I knew something was definitely wrong! |
- Posted by plasticgarden (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 07 at 1:08
You might have him checked for a upper respitory infection.If a cat cant smell their food then they usually wont eat.I had a kitten almost die on me because of one.Although he was on anti-biotics,he had no appetite at all. I had to feed him with a baby bottle cat formula until he was better. |
- Posted by silvergold (My Page) on Wed, Sep 19, 07 at 6:24
There are so many possibilities for not eating. I'm glad you are taking him to the vet. Please keep us posted. |
Are you keeping him indoors all the time? No chance someone else could be feeding him? |
I agree w/plasticgarden. I was going to suggest a URI. If they cannot smell, they will not eat. Have you noticed any runny discharge from the eyes/nose &/orany sneezing? Please keepus abreast post vet. visit. Good Luck we are here for you & routing for Kitty! |
Well the vet said he had worms. I should have thought of that as we didn't know where he came from. Fixed him right up. Also had his shots and he is an "it" now. I think he's good to go. Thanks for all the replies! |
- Posted by jeanonly_one (My Page) on Thu, Sep 20, 07 at 19:01
That is very good news. Kittens get worms from their mother, I've been told. You did the right thing seeing a vet rather then guessing........ Thanks for the update. |
jeanonly, the vet told us that about our calico kitten. Said her Upper respiratory could have been caught from mom during birth. Amazing what you learn when you adopt a very young animal like this. |
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The state Department of Economic and Community Development says Tennessee leads the nation in the number of events this week during Global Entrepreneurship Week. The department said Tennessee's confirmation of more than 60 events leads all other states by about 20 activities. Department officials said Tennessee also ranks in the top 10 for partners, with more than 50 organizations across the state joining in. Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide event intended to inspire, connect, mentor and engage young people with the desire to change the world. Partners include universities, high schools, nonprofit organizations, successful entrepreneurs and government agencies.
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OAK RIDGE - Matt Mullins says he picked the "worst possible time to go into business" - the middle of the Great Recession.
"I opened the window and jumped," the executive producer of Atom Smasher Productions said of his enterprise.
Nevertheless, Mullins said, he's making a go of it, filming and marketing how-to videos for local businesses and a six-episode documentary about local Master Chef Garrett Scanlan now airing on the local PBS station.
Mullins and 15 other business owners and entrepreneurs shared the perils and profits of capitalism during a speed networking event Tuesday at Oak Ridge High School.
Students quizzed the businesspeople in five-minute segments before moving on to the next entrepreneur.
"It's all about mentoring and inspiring and encouraging the next generation of entrepreneurs," said Kathy Barber of Oak Ridge Economic Partnership, which sponsored the event.
It's part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, and Tennessee has 60 events on tap, leading the nation in the observance, Barber said.
Students in Linda Ousley's virtual enterprise class and members of the school's Future Business Leaders of America Club had prepared questions in advance for the local business pioneers.
"The first question they wanted to ask was, 'How much money do you make?'" Ousley said.
The students were counseled in tact, she said, and asked to rephrase their query: "What would I expect to earn in the position right out of school?"
"They had great questions," said Glenn Zahn, president of RecruitWise, a company that seeks applicants for high-tech positions. Zahn said the networking sessions "give students the perspective they need to be entrepreneurs."
Equally important, he said: Students learn whether they're cut out for launching a business. Ousley's virtual enterprise class runs a mock Web business titled Cynosure Telecom that markets cell phones and laptop computers on the Web.
Students acquire business skills ranging from marketing and human relations to accounting and purchasing.
They're doing well, Ousley said, having built up their faux bank account to more than $1 million in the six years since the class was launched.
"Venture enterprise is the most fun thing I've taught in 33 years," she said. "It allows students to perform as business people."
Jessie Cinnamon, co-CEO of Cynosure Telecom with fellow senior David Howard, said Tuesday's event taught her that launching a business is hard work.
"You have to go out and do it and not just want it," she said.
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Minutes School and Library Network Advisory Board Meeting May 1, 1996 Members Present: Joanne Steneck, Phil Lindley, Barry McCrum, James McCarthy, Reginald Palmer, David Irvin (for Stephen Gilbert), Bill Black, Linda Lord (for Raymond Poulin), Gary Nichols (Glenna Nowell for Gary Nichols - second half of meeting) 1. Minutes of 4/17 meeting approved. New Business: Mr. McCarthy introduced Art Henry as the Project Manager recently hired by NYNEX. Mr. Henry was formerly the Director of the State Information Services and Telecommunications. Mr. Henry stated he was very excited about the impact of the program, getting things done, and working with everyone. Linda Lord reported that 109 people attended Presque Isle Training held 4/30/96; session went very well. Total of 1,000+ people attended all three training sites. 2. Update Application Process Mr. McCarthy described the responses to date. So far (by 4/30) 201 total responses; 149 choosing Option 1, 16 choosing Option 2, 22 choosing Option 3 (AEV) and 1 responded with a no thank you. In addition, there were 12 requests for computer grants. NYNEX has been inundated with questions regarding the program. NYNEX expects to be caught up within days as far as answering questions and processing responses. Mr. McCarthy presented a flow chart representing how NYNEX will process applications and coordinate installation. This document will be evolving as the details of the process continue to be worked out. A request was made by Mr. Nichols for a listing of applications for the Board. The agreed upon process was that NYNEX would forward copies of the applications to the State Library or DOE, as appropriate. Mr. McCarthy discussed getting a database on line so that Board members would have access to information about application process. NYNEX agreed to forward computer applications and requests for AEVs to Ms. Steneck. 3. Pricing of Alternative Equivalent Value (AEV); Upgrades from 56 kpbs Ms. Steneck passed out draft memo with 5 items related to implementing the program. She suggested the Board decide whether to send the memo to Commission for approval/review at their Deliberative Session on May 13th. Board members or interested parties with differing views could file comments by May 8. The Board agreed to this process. Ms. Steneck reported that the group of Rob Roy, Phil Lindley, Reggie Palmer, Bruce Larsen and two PUC staff members met and discussed the pricing of AEV. The memo reflects the staff's position that the AEV should be based on NYNEX or the independent telephone companies' actual "out-of-pocket" cost of installing the 56 kbps package at a location. In the majority of sites in NYNEX's service territory, this is likely to be in the $42/month range. Price will be site specific. Mr. Roy described the cable companies' view that the equivalent value should represent the value of the service rather than the cost. In his opinion, this would be something closer to the current best tariff rate of $232. Mr. Palmer stated that the independent telephone companies would rather see an average incremental cost figure as opposed to out-of-pocket costs. He said TAM would seek further clarification from the Commission in their comments. In response to a question from Mr. Nichols, Mr. Palmer stated that the independent telephone companies remain committed to the school and library project. Voting members agreed on the following contents of the memo: (1) Part I of memo with AEV based out-of-pocket costs. (2) Part II, option to change choice during program either way with any non-recoverable costs reducing future credits. (3) Part III, those wanting higher than 56 speed can use AEVS. NYNEX and independents are not limited to tariffed rate. Four voted yes - Bill Black voted against. The Board also approved asking the Commission to approve giving schools and libraries option of having AEV awarded in a lump sum rather than allocated over 48 months. Ms. Steneck said she would put the memo with these agreed upon revisions on the PUC's Website and invite comments from any interested persons by May 8. 4. FRADS and Routers The subgroup assigned to this topic did not meet over the past two weeks. Mr. Jortner stated that if the costs are comparable and routers offer more features, routers should be the standard offering rather than FRADs. He suggested a mini-RFP process for competitive bidding to settle the issue. Jim McCarthy said NYNEX has already ordered 200 FRADs as a result of the Commission order and approval of outline. NYNEX continues to support giving those schools desiring a router a credit for the value of a FRAD with the library or school paying the difference. The school or library would arrange installation. Lengthy discussion about pros and cons of FRADS and routers took place. Ms. Steneck suggested that the subgroup bring this matter back to the next meeting. She suggested the group return with information that: (1) compares equipment features, (2) describes advantages/disadvantages of each option and various features, (3) lists cost of equipment (including breakdown for various options), (4) lists cost of installation, (5) anything else that could impact choice (i.e., signed contracts, availability of equipment, etc.). Rather than have vendors present, group should gather information from vendors. Memo will go to Commission without FRAD and Router item. 5. Forms The application form for AEV has been finalized; relatively the same as one passed out previously. Forms will not be sent to schools and libraries that indicated an interest in AEV until after the Commission's May 13 decision. Board discussed what should be included on the form that libraries and schools will sign upon accepting network services. The acceptance form should include: at least one computer to be available at no charge for use by students or library patrons; the network connection is only for schools and libraries; call-in feature to be used only by staff and "special needs" kids; no resale or call-in for fee. It was agreed that Ms. Steneck will continue to work with NYNEX on a draft form. 6. Additional Training A subgroup consisting of Linda Lord, Jay Johnson, Jim McCarthy, Karl Beiser met and are working on plan to provide training to technical coordinators and building liaisons. Board approved group going ahead and finalizing needs and costs, to be presented at next meeting. 10. Evaluation - tabled HEARING ADJOURNED AT 4:15 P.M.


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Little Roots Jr. engages 3-5 year-olds who are ready and able to explore a new level of musical learning. Each class consists of singing, creative movement, games, stories, rhythm, and other fun musical activities. The program has been carefully designed in a way that children will feel comfortable in exploring the elements of music as a group through a range of musical styles in a friendly and playful atmosphere. Styles include lyrical, blues, folk, Americana and traditional music in a variety of tonalities, meters and instrumentation.
WEDNESDAYS (10 Weeks, 1/7-3/18, 2015) Fee: $170.00 (plus annual registration fee)
Little Roots Jr. (Sprouts) 9:00-9:45 AM Taught by Robin Jellis
Little Roots (Seedlings) 10:00-10:45 AM Taught by Robin Jellis
THURSDAYS (10 Weeks, 1/8-3/19, 2015) Fee: $170.00 (plus annual registration fee)
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Little Roots Jr. (Seedlings) 10:00-10:45 AM Taught by Robin Jellis
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Little Roots Jr. (Sprouts) 9:00-9:45AM Taught by Robin Jellis
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LITTLE ROOTS DISCOVERY (Ages 6-9)
The Little Roots Discovery session is a wonderful and innovative way to introduce your child to some of our most popular acoustic instruments: penny whistle/recorder, violin and cello. This session is for children who are 6-8 years of age with little or no musical experience and is an excellent way to springboard into learning an instrument for private lessons in the future. Parents of children who are not quite 6 years of age are to receive permission from the instructor prior to registering. We will spend 3 weeks on each instrument before discovering the next. Each class will also consist of a range of exciting instrumental tunes* and fun musical games which will include rhythms, singing, and movement.
Week 1 Little roots "Discovery Intro"
Weeks 2, 3, 4 Little Roots "Violin"
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Weeks 8, 9, 10 Little Roots "Penny Whistle"
*The majority of tunes covered during the Little Roots Discovery sessions will consist of (but not limited to) songs covered in previous Little Roots Jr.sessions.
SATURDAYS (10 weeks, 1/10-3/21, 2015) *Fee: $170.00 (Plus $25.00 instrument rental fee) (Plus annual registration fee)
Little Roots Discovery 11:00 AM – 12 Noon Taught by Megan Martelle, Robin Jellis, Kate Campbell Straus
LITTLE ROOTS FIDDLE & CELLO (Ages 6-9)
The LITTLE ROOTS FIDDLE and LITTLE ROOTS CELLO group classes are a wonderful way for students (ages 6-9) to get started with instrumental instruction. Incorporating and building on many of the same tunes and songs taught in our other Little Roots programs, these group classes are designed for beginners who are ready to focus on a specific instrument. As melody instruments, the fiddle and cello are a natural extension from the singing voice, and the instruments are available in sizes to fit smaller hands comfortably. Our Little Roots teachers promote a positive balance between keeping things fun in the group and the importance of making a manageable commitment to regular practice every week between meetings.
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Our Little Roots classes are taught by 317 instructors Amanda Gale, Robin Jellis, Kate Campbell Strauss, and Megan Martelle. Their collective experience and passion for music and child development provides a top notch musical experience for young children and their families at 317 Main.
Robin Jellis received a 4-year Music Talent Scholarship to attend the University of Southern Maine where she graduated cum lade with a Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance. She has completed studies in chamber music, jazz improvisation, and Medieval and Renaissance music. Robin received her teacher training at the Suzuki Institutes of Ithaca College and Hartt School of Music. Robin has served as coordinator for both the strings camp and the music and arts camp at the Portland Conservatory of Music.
Kate Campbell Strauss earned a Bachelor of Arts at Pomona College in Claremont, CA with a major in American Studies and a minor in Music in 2011. As a scholar in an interdisciplinary field, Kate explored music not just as a performer, but also as a historian and anthropologist.For the past eight years, Kate has led numerous working ensembles, from a saxophone and bass duo to a six-piece jazz band. Since moving to Portland in February 2012, Kate has launched her teaching practice and immersed herself in blues, soul, funk, and R&B.
Megan Martelle is a folk violinist from Portland, Maine. Her roots are in classical music, which have given her a strong foundation to explore playing new styles of music. Megan studied with Dino Liva throughout high school, and in college at the University of Southern Maine where she graduated with a degree in music performance. She continued her studies at The Berklee College of Music where she studied with Mimi Rabson, Matt Glaser and Darol Anger. While in Boston, she taught at a non-profit that brought music into the Haitian community of Hyde Park. This past summer, she had the opportunity to travel to Haiti with a luggage bag full of violins and teach beginner violin in a rural village in northern Haiti.


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One of the guys at my community garden has been growing a lettuce variety (name unknown) that his friend brought back from Portugal at least a few years ago. He gave me some seed last year and this lettuce is great so far. I have slowly stopped growing less and less of other varieties and more and more replant the seeds from previous generation of this variety. It is still germinating when direct seeded and producing consistently in this heat and humidity here in 10a in St. Pete. It is somewhat red in color, a little ruffly, but very large leafed/stiff and crisp. The plants bolt a little more quickly over all in the heat but keep going as long as they are watered well. The plants get maybe 1 hour of shade in the morning. I am going to get some more seed in the next couple of days and was wondering if anyone else wanted some/was curious and wanted to try it? |
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- Posted by happy_fl_gardener 9a, near DeLand (My Page) on Tue, May 21, 13 at 6:51
derbyka - I'm very impressed at how nice the lettuce looks this time of year especially at zone 10a!!! How does it taste? Not bitter? Sure, I would like to give this lettuce a try. I would be glad to send you a S.E.S.E. so it won't cost you any postage. Please send me an email. Christine |
I'm impressed, too! A lettuce that takes full sun in St. Pete in May is something. If it does not taste bitter, I would love to try some. I will be happy to send a S.A.S.E. or trade, whichever you prefer. Please email me. Laura |
It does taste a little bitter now, but I find mainly down low in the "stalky" part of the leaf. I usually just harvest the top half of the leaf and soak in cold water if it's bitter at all. Watering a lot right before picking helps too. I'm not sure if the bitterness will be worse later on as I didn't attempt to grow it in the summer last year. It might have a harder time as the heat sets in more down here. I've been continually re-planting to see how far I can push it. If you are still interested, I would be happy to send some seed. I will keep harvesting more if anyone wants to wait until the fall too. |
Hello I would love to have some if you have any available. Thanks |
- Posted by happy_fl_gardener 9a, near DeLand (My Page) on Wed, May 22, 13 at 9:50
derbyka - Did you get my email? Christine |
Derbyka, I sent you an email. Please let me know if you didn't get it. Thanks, |
Did any of you guys further north/inland with cooler nights have luck with the seeds I sent in July and August? I brought some to Illinois when visiting my parents and planted it. It has thrived (no bolting or bitterness) through July and August here (80-90 temps, but it cools down here at night and is less humid). |
- Posted by happy_fl_gardener 9a, near DeLand (My Page) on Tue, Aug 27, 13 at 19:51
derbyka - I sprouted just a few seeds to try them out. They were too stressed to grow well. I'll wait for the cooler weather to plant them again. Thanks for the seeds. Christine |
I wanted to check in to see how the lettuce was growing for others. |
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About to nosh on some ground venison for lunch... or is it breakfast still, what hours do you classify as breakfast, lunch and dinner? It's 11:30am here... Would that be lunch?
11:30 is lunch time to me! I get up at 4:30-5:00 a.m. in the morning, so it qualifies! On the weekend, I'll grill up a hamburger for breakfast on occassion, so anything goes in my house.
Yup, in mine too! Ice cream for breakfast, steak and eggs for late lunch and a killer Greek salad with oil and vinegar for dinner/supper. Only way to fly, JBJ.
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Howdy ho from a gray and wet southern California this morning. Fire in the fireplace, hot chocolate coffee, and a delectable croissant is in my immediate future. Christmas Blessings to you all!
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I see that Lil' Biddle has taken control of your computer...How was the weekend?
He is already brainwashing Baby Biddle
Pretty busy weekend prepping for Christmas but happy with the game yesterday.
HA...Smart Kid-takes after his old man. Well,I'm sitting in Mars Pet Food Division waiting to load for Ky. I wonder how much Salmonella I'll be carrying with 44,000 lbs ? I don't like these guys with their tainted pet treats...just my opinion.
Do you have a big Christmas wreath on the grill of Big Blue? i saw one this weekend and thought of you.
No Sir...I have something BETTER...a short Lil' Fat girl with her pants dropped and mooning all the DOT–gives a whole new meaning to Christmas Angel. :))
I hope Eli is hanging his head in shame.
Man says to wife, "Why is the dog running figure 8's in the back yd & how come our coffee cups are empty"? Good Mon am everyone! Cute pic today. The beginning of a very busy week...ugh...will be glad when it's over. Have a great day!
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For the past several decades, it has been assumed that in order to store data on a magnetic medium, a magnetic field must be applied. Recently, however, an international team of scientists discovered that heat can be used instead of a magnetic field. Not only is this method reportedly more energy efficient, but it also theoretically allows for ten times the storage capacity and 300 times the performance of current hard drive technology. Read More
Pureflame lets you hang a fireplace on your wall
At this time of year, many of us living in the upper reaches of the Northern Hemisphere start wishing that we had a fireplace in our home. Unfortunately, installing a fireplace and chimney in a house that doesn't already have them is quite an involved and expensive process. Here's a solution in the form of a functioning fireplace that you simply hang on the wall like a picture - it's made by a company called Pureflame. Read More
When you have wet skin, you no doubt notice a cooling sensation as it dries. This is because the water droplets are carrying heat away from your skin with them, as they evaporate. Phase-change thermal diodes work the same way – through an evaporation and condensation process, they use liquid to transport heat away from things such as microchips. In most of these diodes, liquid placed on a hot surface evaporates, the vapor then rising onto a cooler surface, where it condenses back into liquid. In a closed-loop cycle, gravity subsequently carries that condensate back down to the hot surface, so it can once again be evaporated. Now, scientists from North Carolina's Duke University have discovered a method of getting condensed water droplets to jump back to the hot surface – and they can do so in any direction, including straight up. Read More
Freedom Induction Cooktop heats up pots placed anywhere
While they might still seem rather high-tech, induction cooktops have been on the market since at least the mid-1970s. Instead of warming pots via heat transfer from electrical elements or gas burners, they instead use coils of copper wire located beneath their ceramic glass surface to induce an electrical field within metal pots, which results in the resistive heating of their contents. Typically, the sizes and locations of those coils are marked on the stove's surface, and users must place their pots on those. Thermador's new Freedom Induction Cooktop, however, will heat up cookware placed anywhere on its surface. Not only that, but the "active" part of the cooktop will conform to the footprint of whatever size or shape of cookware is used. Read More
If you've ever so much as stepped into a chicken or swine barn, you'll know that they can be very, very smelly places. When vented outdoors, the air from these buildings does more than just make the area stink – it can actually be a major source of air pollution and greenhouse gases. Fortunately, however, researchers from North Carolina State University and West Virginia University have created a system that not only helps clean the air going out of the barns, but it heats up the air coming in from outside. Read More
Scientists create "the world's smallest steam engine"
It sounds implausible, yet scientists have managed to create a functioning engine, analogous to a Stirling engine, just three micrometers wide and made of a single particle. The minuscule engine was created by Clemens Bechinger and Valentin Blickle at the University of Stuttgart, and though it has its quirks, the pair have apparently demonstrated the engine's ability to do work. Read More
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Thanks You for this article! I have watched the documentaries, The Lottery and Waiting for Superman where Harlem Success Academy and Geoffrey Canada were respectively featured.
In, The Lottery, if I recall correctly, Harlem Success Academy functions on $0.66 to every dollar of their public school counterparts and the children often accrue three years worth of knowledge for every year they attend the school. Because the teachers are not union the students go to school 9 to 5 for more school days than the public school. The school has 10,000 applicants for every available teaching position, because good teachers want to be surrounded by other good teachers.
Geoffrey Canada is a man with powerful friends such as Oprah and Bill Gates, no amount of politics will bring him down. I pray the same for Harlem Success Academy and all the students who wish they could win The Lottery and be placed in such a nurturing school!
P.S. I would love to read a follow up article.
Let's clarify a few things that seems to be in confusion here... I can only speak from what I know about the Success Academy schools, other charters may vary (which is the whole point of the charter system). Charters are not private schools, they are public schools receiving public money but they are independent from the regular public educational system. This whole fight is predicated on that because they do not hire union teachers. The UFT basically hired the NAACP to distract us all from the fact that this is about the UFT retaining power, not about race, not about equality.
At SA, Eva Moskowitz is paid last. She uses funds that would be her salary to cover any gaps in the school budget that weren't made up elsewhere. And since the teachers are not protected by the union, they are... sit down for this one - well paid. Look, I'm uncomfortable with the idea of schools having any private money in them. I cringe at the idea of some politicians saying that we need to privatize the public education system since it's failing. That may "fix" things in the long run, but sounds like a way of destroying education in this country in any longer term scenario. But the whole reason charters are seeking private money is because they receive _less_ money than regular district schools. They are intentionally underfunded and so must make up the gaps by fundraising. This leaves room for debate whether private interests have been given room to affect the education of children, basically, whether the education process is being corrupted by private money. The wonderful thing about charters, though, is that you have to _apply_ to them. Meaning that if they fail in their mission, no one applies and they fail and go away. Because of the racket that the UFT runs, that isn't so easy to do in public schools. You effectively cannot get rid of teachers who aren't doing their jobs and they fight tooth and nail to prevent the closing of schools that have years of failing scores, "for the children".
Schools closing sounds very scary. We have so many children in this city, how can they be closing schools? But it's not a matter of these schools just disappearing. They don't close the school, knock it down and build condos. They bring in new "schools", new administrators and new methods to try and bring failing schools back from the dead. It doesn't always work, maybe it's not even the best way of going about things, but a lot of people in this fight tend to ignore that sometimes we have to take drastic measures because we don't have years or decades to just figure it out - we're failing kids NOW. We need change NOW. While we sit on our hands thinking about what to do kids are dropping out of school or even graduating - without knowing how to read and write.
And let me say something about "under-utilization". There seems to be a lot of confusion around this term. New York City public schools report their enrollment to the Board of Ed. The BOE examines these numbers and using a strange algorithm (I think there's room for debate here) they come up with how many rooms the school needs to use based on its enrollment. Some schools over over enrolled - they have too many kids trying to fit in too few classes. Some schools are under enrolled - they need 30 classes but the school has 50. In these instances, other schools - including but not limited to charter schools - are allowed to take up the unused space. The argument that charters are somehow pushing their way into public schools and forcing regular public school children out is propaganda forwarded by the UFT/NAACP. This is the way things are done in the city. If charters were to up and disappear today there would continue to be co-locations. There is only so much real estate in this city dedicated to schools.
First off two quick corrections - Alexander attends Bronx Success Academy, not Harlem Success ( yes they are both within the same Success Charter Network run by Eva Moskowitz) and second Eva does run 7 schools - 5 in Harlem and 2 in the Bronx. There are also 2 more slated to open in Aug 2011, one in Brooklyn and the other on the Upper West side. - Now that being said, I have to commend the comments here. I think that these are some of the most intellectually thought out comments on this fight I have read out of the (far too many) articles over the past weeks. My son attends the same charter school as Alexander, and I can't even begin to say how incredible this school is. The fight over money is simply ridiculous… the average charter school gets 75 cents on the dollar to the regular zoned student - the rest is made up from private funding. Yes, this annoys a lot of the zoned school staff and parents, but instead of whining about it they need to be out there looking for private money themselves. There is no reason that they can't. It's just pure laziness and being naive to the idea that things can be changed. Which to me is exactly what the NAACP and the UFT as well as the DOE and Bloomberg administration want - keep the masses quiet or keep them fighting with each other so that we can continue to line our pockets and those of our friends. Once they start getting questioned about their own money and financial earnings they point fingers at some of the charter CEO's and how much money they're getting…. well I'm sorry but if Eva wants to pay herself even $1mil a year I wouldn't blink an eye… why? Because my shy sweet little 5 year old can read, write and do math better than your average zoned school 6th grader…. my little boy is already planning on college as well, and he can't wait to get back to school in a few weeks to learn more chess moves and start his year at NYU ( the classes are named for their teachers alma maters).
The problem derives from the success of children in charters, private managed, vice the substandard results of public managed education and teaching in the public school system. They, public unionized teachers and administrators, are out shined by their privately managed counterparts...and it hurts their wittle feelings...not to mention taking funds away. It is not about the education of the children, which should be the ultimate goal, but the egos of public managed beaurocratic hubris fools that continue to make sub-par the standard in minority rich population groups. Apologize for the run-on sentences...I was publicly trained:) Cheers
This boggles the mind. For the benefit of the students, we should hope to at least try to do what is best for them.,,
Just more evidence of left wingers and public sector unions being wrong and untruthful. Well past time that all such liars were heavily fined, given long jail terms and prohibited from ever getting public funds or holding public office. Just like officers of publicly listed companies who break the "full, true and plain disclosure rules".
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Please allow me to refer you to the seminal documentary on America's public school policies titled "Cartel". Viewing it should adjust the common and misguided idea that public schools are under-resourced. Quite the opposite.
there comes a time when an institution, such as NAACP, reaches the end of its initial purpose. At that point, the institution must either morph with a new purpose, or phase itself out (or be phased out).
It seems that the NAACP has reached that point. Charter schools clearly work, but NAACP fights against them. Charter schools clearly benefit children of color, but NAACP fights against them. Seems the one doing the slave master's work is NAACP!
Time for NAACP to conclude business and shut down. Today's children of color have new purpose and vision that NAACP doesn't seem to understand. NAACP is your grandpa's organization.
We have reached true parity. A national group that once represented the disadvantaged minorities and advocated for opportunity has aligned itself with a labor group that advocates for salaries and benefits no matter how it hurts the profitability of a company. Here they are, driving an effective approach out of business even though it benefits minority children. It counterintuit'sive, but clearly demonstrates that when people join groups, they stop thinking. They allow themselves to be led by leaders who stick to their agenda even when it takes overrides what is right. Members blindly follow and are surprised when their groups foolish. How embarrassing to be caught holding hands at this wedding!
I expect teacher unions to be against charter schools because we all know teachers unions care about teachers not students. But shame on the NAACP for doing likewise. I thought they were trying to help people of color not hold them down.
BTW, two of my grandparents are teachers, and my wife used to teach as well. I have nothing against teachers, but detest their unions, who IMO have done more to hurt this nations kids than probably anything else.
Organisations such as KIPP NYC should be given a blank cheque to do as they see fit. For decades, if not centuries, community schools have failed their children. The NAACP has done nothing for the black community since the 1970's and now they're tarnishing their tenuous legacy with silly lawsuits.
And why the negativity about salaries? Let Messrs. Levin, Moscowitz, Canada, and Kenny keep every penny they earn: it's a pittance compared to the wasted monies poured into the pockets of ineffective principals who stewarded a century's worth of low expectations into their communities. If you do better for kids, you've earned your paycheque.
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Schools are not under-resourced, at least if the resource you're talking about is public money. The problem is a culture of under-achievement, a culture the NAACP leadership is more than happy to sustain rather than challenge. I taught in a public school in the Bronx, and trust me, money was not the problem at all.
This discussion should not be about politics (breaking rules, not following the process, 50-year old legislation, etc).. we should be talking about educating our children, our future, in a way that produces the best results. Whatever that way is, we should use it.
I live in Harlem and we want schools that are controlled by the communities they serve, not corporations with CEO's making half million dollar salaries. If charters are so great let them operate in buildings owned by the businesses that run them. Charters simply colonize under resourced schools and compete with those they starve to death. Bring back the reforms we fought for in Ocean-Brownsville.
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Whenever a government proposes to cut spending to fill a budget shortage, it seems guaranteed that you'll hear protesters object that we ought to raise taxes to fill the gap, rather than defund our programs and lay off government employees. Such proponents usually carry one dangerous presumption into this discussion. It seems common to believe that an increased tax rate will bring in new revenue proportionally to the increase. If, for instance, a tax of twenty percent on an industry with a billion dollars in profits brings in two hundred million in revenues, raising it to thirty should bring in three hundred. In believing this, we overlook an age-old observation regarding the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues.
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Second, if you intend to lower taxes, it will not cost you as much revenue as you project, and may even increase it if your taxes are prohibitive. Now on this point, it needs to be noted that if an economic downturn coincides with your tax cuts, you may find yourself in deficits worse than projected. Such was the case when the Bush tax cuts coincided with the general economic malaise of the better part of the last decade. However, this needs to be blamed on the downturn, not the tax cuts, since the higher rates, especially of the capital gains tax (tax on sale of stock, among other things), would certainly have scared away even more investors had they remained. When pundits argue that the deficits would be such-and-such an amount lower without them, they're presuming the economy would not have fallen to even lower levels with them. Had the taxes remained where they had been, they would have still brought in extra revenue, just not as much as is often projected. This seems also to be a good place to point out: contrary to some who use the Laffer Curve to defend every tax cut, not every tax cut will increase revenues or be deficit neutral. This only occurs if taxes are lowered from above the point where tax revenues have been maximized. The US is probably not near this point at the moment. Nonetheless, at any point cutting taxes will increase the taxable income, such that at least some portion of the cost of the tax cut will be offset.
Third, if you are seeking a tax hike to fund social programs, you must be careful that the programs you pay for do not create more victims than they help. While tax increases suffer from diminishing returns, such that every one percent increase to the tax rate raises revenues less than the one before, the accompanying contraction of the economy puts more and more people in need of such programs. It is possible, depending on many factors, that an increased tax rate causes unemployment to rise and wages to fall to the point where your tax is harming the standard of living more than your program is helping it. This is certainly not a guaranteed consequence, but it's a possibility, and it's one I'd like progressives to investigate thoroughly before advocating the need for a new tax.
Fourth, if your tax only targets one specific kind of income or transaction, especially tax on goods that are regarded as non-essentials, it is least likely to approach anywhere near its estimated revenue. People will most likely choose to find alternative kinds of investments or transactions that aren't subject to the tax. For instance: historically income has been taxed, but employer based health insurance hasn't. For this reason, most employees try to get their insurance direct from employers, thus avoiding the need to pay income tax on that part of their wages. Now congress wants to get sixty billion dollars over ten years by taxing employer provided insurance plans worth over $10,200. If history is any indication, workplaces with such a plan should be rolling out new $10,199 plans any time now to avoid that tax, and the sixty billion dollars will never materialize.
Now, a caveat. There's no simple formula for computing the point at which revenues have been maximized. Accordingly, this is somewhat difficult to put into practical use. Nevertheless, it remains a warning which we need to hear often when we determine our tax policy: tax rates and tax revenues have a complicated relationship and it is not easy to project the latter from the former.


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This is the first I've heard of bond vigilantes. I bet it makes a grand story.
(And you're shy a "t" in "quantitative" in the second sentence of the second-to-last paragraph.)
THERE is a limit to what bond investors will put up with. As governments inflate their fiscal deficits to deal with the crisis, they are issuing an awful lot of government bonds. And some of it is going to prove a tough sell.
Today, the UK suffered a failed auction for the first time since 2002. The Debt Management Office received bids for just £1.63 billion of a £1.75 billion offering. As the government has to sell nearly £150 billion of gilts in the coming (2009-10) financial year, this is hardly an encouraging sign.
To the casual observer, it might seem unsurprising that investors turned their nose up. They were being asked to lend money at 4.5% for 40 years to a country that, even in the midst of a recession, has an inflation rate above the government target, has a deficit expected by the IMF to be 11% of GDP next year, and a currency that has fallen by a quarter against the dollar since last summer.
Is this the work of the famed bond market vigilantes who terrorised governments in the 1980s and 1990s? They seemed to vanish early this decade, or maybe they were overwhelmed by the willingness of Asian and Middle Eastern central banks to buy government bonds as a home for their foreign exchange reserves.
It is too early to be certain the vigilantes are back. First, the Bank of England is now pursuing a policy of quantitative easing. This involves buying gilts with maturities between five and 25 years. In other words, the current issue is outside the scope of the buying programme; it may well be that investors have switched their enthusiasm to that part of the yield curve where there will be central bank support. Second, gilt auctions often depend on a strong bid from the primary dealers, in other words the banks. That requires the banks using their balance sheets to support such bidding. But balance sheets are stretched at the moment. Commercial banks do want to buy gilts, but at much shorter maturities. Third, the alternative source of demand would be from pension funds. But pension funds would rather have index-linked gilts at such long maturities, since they are a match for their liabilities. It is still a mystery why the Debt Management Office doesn't issue a lot more index-linked gilts, especially as yields are so low at the long end.
So the failure of this issue doesn't mean that Britain is running short of access to credit. But it does mean that it is going to have work hard to sell its debt mountain. Like other countries, it may increasingly rely on syndicated (ie underwritten) deals rather than auctions to get some of its issues away.
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This is the first I've heard of bond vigilantes. I bet it makes a grand story.
(And you're shy a "t" in "quantitative" in the second sentence of the second-to-last paragraph.)
"It is still a mystery why the Debt Management Office doesn't issue a lot more idex-linked gilts..."
It makes perfect sense if you assume the government wants to keep open the option of inflating its way out of debt.
Your concern applies to many other countries besides the UK. Why would anyone buy bonds with coupon rates or yields at or below the inflation rates that have prevailed in recent years? Or are we at the beginning of a new long era of no inflation?
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This petition serves as a semi-survey for Starhub and the more important party, Apple that there are many more people in the Singapore market who are under contract with Starhub and wants to continue using Starhub and use the iPhone. The iPhone not only an incredible device, but a very sleek designed phone that no doubt makes a person feel good to grab it up and pick up a call which is undeniably irresistible. Such a great mobile/device should be available equally to everyone in the market. We Starhub users feel strongly for Apple to allow Starhub to take in the iPhone as a second distributor for Singapore. This coming launch of the iPhone OS 3.0 and the rumored saying of the new look of the iPhone would be a great opportunity for Starhub to sign a distribution contract with Apple. A couple of emails to Starhub proves that they are discussing with Apple about bringing in the new iPhone this 3rd quarter of 2009. But to how reliable they can be we don't know and thus this petition to support the in-take of the iPhone for Starhub. (There have been a case of a teleco promising the public that they would bring in the iPhone by the end of last year but as it turns out, to no avail.) For all mentioned above, we would say that Singtel will also need to withdraw herself as the sole exclusive distributor for the iPhone. We therefore request Apple to allow Starhub to take in the iPhone and that Starhub would take in the iPhone from Apple to serve as a distributor & thereafter for it to happen, Singtel to not sell the iPhone exclusively. This petition will be mailed in snail-mail (hard copy) and via email (soft copy) by the end of June 2009. If you support this, please add your signature and comments below and pass it on to other possible petition candidates! (E.g.: "Yes bring iPhone to Starhub!")
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Peter Sunde Wants To Create Alternative To ICANN
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What is necessary is some other means of conveying trust, wether that is a web of trust, or some other out of band option.
This is what I believe we should strive for. The distributed naming system and trust system are orthogonal problems, but need to integrate in a convenient way. So, it is still a hard problem, just not in the same way.
In a way, this is what facebook does. (I know this wont be a popular opinion, and actually, I hate that I said it but it seems true).


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The financial services organisation has stated its intention to run Cavendish, Multiport and Super IQ as three separate brands to achieve this purpose.
"We think that having multiple brands in administration with different services will enable us to appeal to more SMSF investors and allow us to tailor services through our distribution channels to meet our clients' needs," AMP SMSF director Paul Sainsbury told InvestorDaily.
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Sainsbury said AMP had no intention of changing the Cavendish business from a geographical perspective either.
"We think there is an attractive skills base for self-managed super administration in Adelaide. In fact, Adelaide University runs quite a significant SMSF accreditation program which Cavendish supports so we find Adelaide an attractive market for self-managed super admin," he said.
AMP will soon be conducting an extensive review of the operations of its various SMSF administration arms to determine if any streamlining of processes can be achieved.
According to Sainsbury, the acquisition of Cavendish has been preformed to compliment all of the activities across the AMP group.
"SMSF admin is really the accounting, governance, and compliance of a self-managed super fund and the underlying investment vehicles into which SMSF investors put those assets, some of which are through retail products and in other cases are direct."
"AMP has a range of services that are available to be used by SMSF investors so we see it as a much more complimentary strategy," he said.
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Ozark Actors Theatre presents the first show of Season 27, Mistaken Identities: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Jason Cannon.
This will be the first full-length production for OAT of a play by Shakespeare, so Jason Cannon has put a musical wild-west twist to the farce masterpiece, a madcap adventure with two sets of identical twins causing confusion and chaos. Ozark Actors Theatre has assembled a cast from New York, Chicago, Arkansas, and St. Louis, as well as Rolla, St. James, Steelville, and Cuba for a musical version that will feature songs made popular by Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, etc. along with some new works.
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